BEIJING — Fresh off his first visit to Asia, included a two-day stop in China that some argue was heavy on flattery and lacking in substance, analysts say President Donald Trump is now poised to do what he’s long promised: get tough on Beijing over its unfair trade practices. While in China, Trump said he gives […]
U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new economic sanctions Thursday against North Korea for its nuclear threat, targeting individuals and businesses that finance trade with Pyongyang’s reclusive communist regime and funding for its weapons development. The U.S. leader called North Korea’s nuclear bomb and ballistic missile programs “a grave threat to peace and security in our […]
THE WHITE HOUSE — South Korea’s military fired a series of missiles into the Sea of Japan in an exercise Monday meant to simulate an attack on North Korea’s nuclear test site. The exercise came as the U.N. Security Council prepared to hold an emergency meeting later in the day to discuss North Korea’s test of […]
President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the 12-nation Pacific Rim trade deal as he starts his first full week in office. The Trans-Pacific Partnership had been negotiated since 2009 during former President Barack Obama’s White House tenure, but the U.S. Congress never ratified it, with numerous lawmakers opposed to or skeptical of […]